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  • Council objects to care home

    PLANS for a 62-bed care home in Warminster are being strongly opposed by town councillors. Angel Care plc, of Harrow in Greater London, wants to build a two-storey home on land north of Grovelands Way. The councillors voiced their concerns at

  • Trowbridge man to complete charity swim in memory of mum

    A WILTSHIRE man is to take part in a charity swim in Cornwall in August to raise funds for the cancer charity Marie Curie. Anthony Oliver, 50, decided to fundraise for the charity after losing his mother Enid Oliver to cancer in 2005 after her

  • Barclays to close Warminster branch

    ONE of the UK’s leading high street banks to close its branch in Warminster on Friday (June 25). The Barclays Bank branch at 32 Market Place will close its doors for the last time. Town councillors in Warminster have condemned the closure

  • Summer solstice sunrise set to be mired in cloud and rain

    Onlookers planning to see the sun rise at Stonehenge on the summer solstice are more likely to witness the arrival of rainfall, according to the Met Office. The annual gathering at the ancient stone circle in Wiltshire has been cancelled for the

  • Frome Festival set to go ahead

    FROME looks set to celebrate another packed festival in July despite the continuing Covid-19 pandemic meaning some events have been cancelled. Festival organisers are confident they will be able to go ahead with most of their planned events between

  • apetito nets 12th RoSPA award

    WILTSHIRE-based supplier of prepared meals, apetito, is celebrating after landing an internationally-recognised award for demonstrating high health and safety standards for the 12th year in a row. apetito has received the RoSPA President's

  • Bob’s 50-year wait for a train

    A Wiltshire farmer who hasn’t been on a train for 50 years was given a special Father’s Day treat by his family on Sunday with a steam locomotive trip to Dartmouth. The family of 93-year-old grandfather Bob Cradock, from Hilperton, paid for a first-class